Numerical Methods in Engineering with Python (2005)

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1、P1:KICCB904-FMCB904/Kiusalaas0521852870May23,200519:15NumericalMethodsinEngineeringwithPythonNumericalMethodsinEngineeringwithPythonisatextforengineer-ingstudentsandareferenceforpracticingengineers,especiallythosewhowishtoexplorethepowerandefficiencyofPython.Thechoiceofnumericalmethodswa

2、sbasedontheirrelevancetoengineeringprob-lems.Everymethodisdiscussedthoroughlyandillustratedwithprob-lemsinvolvingbothhandcomputationandprogramming.Computercodeaccompanieseachmethodandisavailableonthebookwebsite.Thiscodeismadesimpleandeasytounderstandbyavoidingcomplexbook-keepingschemes,

3、whilemaintainingtheessentialfeaturesofthemethodPythonwaschosenastheexamplelanguagebecauseitisele-gant,easytolearnanddebug,anditsfacilitiesforhandlingarraysareunsurpassed.Moreover,itisanopen-sourcesoftwarepackagethatcanbedownloadedfreelyontheweb.Pythonisagreatlanguageforteachingscientific

4、computation.JaanKiusalaasisaProfessorEmeritusintheDepartmentofEngineer-ingScienceandMechanicsatthePennsylvaniaStateUniversity.Hehastaughtcomputermethods,includingfiniteelementandboundaryele-mentmethods,forover30years.Heisalsotheco-authoroffourotherbooks—EngineeringMechanics:Statics,Engin

5、eeringMechanics:Dynam-ics,MechanicsofMaterials,andanalternateversionofthisworkwithMATLAB®code.iP1:KICCB904-FMCB904/Kiusalaas0521852870May23,200519:15iiP1:KICCB904-FMCB904/Kiusalaas0521852870May23,200519:15NUMERICALMETHODSINENGINEERINGWITHPythonJaanKiusalaasThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity

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7、52876©JaanKiusalaas2005Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexceptionandtotheprovisionofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements,noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewrittenpermissionofCambridgeUniversityPress.Firstpublishedinprintformat2005----